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7 stories of optimism this week (05.01.26-12.01.26)
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
The Manly Dam Biodiversity Project: The power of small stories in a planet-sized crisis
When I set out to write about conservation optimism, I found myself asking, ‘How does one hold onto hope amid this drumbeat of loss?’ As I often do when I need inspiration, I went for a walk in the bush — the Manly Warringah War Memorial State Park, known simply as “Manly Dam” to locals...
Wildlife Crime Prevention Zambia launches co-created Pangolin Protection Campaign in Solwezi
WCP Zambia leads the project in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), designed through dialogue with traditional leaders, healers, and local communities. Every step is rooted in cultural understanding and shared responsibility. After research identified belief-based use as a key driver of the illegal pangolin trade, the team behind the program has ensured the community is at the heart of the solution, engaging with healers and community leaders to design messages together and to select communication channels that resonate with local values, traditions, and lived experiences.